Archive · 20 Aug 2026
India's Nine Key Infrastructure Sectors Grow 5.4% in July
India measures activity in nine important infrastructure industries.
These industries produced 5.4% more in July 2026 than they did a year earlier.
This means the sectors continued to grow.
However, their growth was slower than in June.
June's growth was revised to 6%.
The first estimate for June had been 5%.
The revision showed that June's performance was stronger than first reported.
The July figures are provisional, meaning they may still be updated.
Output across India's nine key infrastructure industries rose 5.4% year-on-year in July 2026.
July's growth was slower than the revised 6% expansion recorded in June.
The June growth figure was revised upward from an earlier provisional estimate of 5%.
The revised June data indicated stronger-than-initially-reported activity.
Provisional government data on the July performance was released on Thursday.
- Who
- India's nine key infrastructure industries.
- What
- Their combined output grew 5.4% year-on-year in July 2026.
- When
- July 2026; the provisional data was released on Thursday.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- The sectors maintained growth momentum, although at a slower pace than in June.
- July growth
- 5.4% year-on-year
- June growth
- 6% after revision
- Earlier June estimate
- 5% provisionally
- Industries covered
- Nine key infrastructure industries
- Data status
- Provisional
- Comparison
- July growth was slower than revised June growth